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This is a very touching and emotional video detcated to all the Ferret Rescues & Shelters around the world.
This video was made by Mike Janke who was devoted to ferrets and their welfare. Sadly Mike died in (2007) but he memorialized in the video as he appears near the end of the video with his ferret Penny.
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WHY ARE FERRET SHELTERS NEEDED?
Homelessness and animal cruelty are epidemic. Animals of all kinds, ferrets included, are often purchased and then discarded when they become inconvenient. We have all seen and heard of the in-humane conditions found in puppy mills and ferret mills are no different. The animals in these places are being kept in tiny, filthy, unhealthy and uncaring conditions.
Ferrets need our help just as much as any other domestic animal. That is why ferret shelters need to exist. - Alberta Ferret Society -
Please take a moment and give your attention to the following links we are providing ( THESE ARE JUST A FEW CASES OF MANY ) and you will understand why ferrets need our help too.
Faith was picked up from Portsmouth Humane Society on June 10, 1997, released by her owner. When we came to pick her up, the
first thing that I noticed was her lack of hair -- she was missing about 70% of body hair! - Read More..
The Clark County Nevada District Attorney will not press animal neglect charges for the mistreatment of two ferret removed from the Las Vegas property of Mike Tyson, former heavyweight boxing champion. - Read More..
This rescue started with five complaints from neighbors about a garage with a horrible stench, and a severe mouse infestation in the area. Washington County Animal Control was dispatched, and found a horrible site, a garage full of filthy, unkept ferrets. They ordered the owner, Di Bachman, to remove the ferrets, as she was operating a business (Ferretry..selling ferrets) in a residential neighborhood. - Read More..
Click here for Hagerstown Pictorial
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here for Hagerstown Rescue Part II
Woman charged after police find 200 ferrets in her home, some frozen Read More..
This is a documentation of terrible abuse suffered by over (at least) 30 ferrets from London, Ontario. While the perpetrator of some of the abuse, Mr. Robert Jarmain, was found guilty of abusing his ferrets the sentence he was handed down was less than he deserved. Please see our section on Bill C-10 to see how you can help toughen animal cruelty law in Canada. Please note that the links to the form letters are no longer connected as the conviction of Mr. Jarmain was handed down on August 13 1999.
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Harley was brought to our shelter in June of 1997. When we first saw Harley we noticed that his right eye was slightly swollen and he had a chest cold. Our vet suspected Juvenile Lymphosarcoma. (he was only 1 at the time) and in tears, we took him home to die. Read More..
